It should come as no surprise our upcoming election could be riddled with foreign interference.
It’s already been a problem in the Liberal leadership race with Chrystia Freeland being the target of a Chinese-led campaign.
If they have that pull in a leadership election, can they even be stopped in a general election?
With the names of possibly influenced MP’s during the previous campaign not publicly available, what stops them from doing it again?
Furthermore, is candidate Mark Carney their preferred Liberal leader pick? Who do they want Canadians to pick in the general election?
That leads to the obvious question: why? But we will get there in a minute.
Everyone points to Carney as Canada’s next Prime Minister once he wins the leadership race on March 9. An unelected citizen, just like you and me, will get to decide the future of our country. He could even invoke the Emergencies Act due to tariffs and avoid a general election if he saw fit.
He could also call a snap election to take advantage of the polls, which show the Conservative Party losing support nationwide.
How easily forgotten are the multiple crises and scandals when you’re made to believe your existence is being threatened?
Cost of living, housing and carbon tax are still huge problems brought to you by the Liberals, but no one wants to talk about that anymore.
This leads me back to why the Chinese might want a Carney and the Liberals in the next federal government.
He’s not tied to an anti-Chinese party, so he might be more likely to build a relationship with their country. He’s got global influence and trade ties, meaning he might already be pre-disposed to their importance on a global stage.
Third, he’s not “Timbit Trump,” something Liberal leadership candidate and MP Karina Gould said on CBC, referring to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
If Carney and the Liberals, with possibly some foreign interference, can convince enough Canadians the above perception could be accurate, Western Canada could be in for another four years of not mattering to power brokers east of Manitoba.
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